Biography
James Kneebone is an Affiliated Researcher at the Florence School of Regulation for the ‘Molecules and Materials’ area. He is a specialist in European hydrogen policy and the broader design of energy policy. James’s recent publications have covered infrastructure planning for hydrogen transportation and financing mechanisms for hydrogen, whilst his current work increasingly focuses on the evolution of the European energy policy paradigm. Prior to joining the FSR, James worked in DG ENER of the European Commission, where his primary areas of work were security of energy supply and the EU Methane Strategy.
James is also a PhD researcher at ETH Zürich in the Group for Sustainability and Technology (D-MTEC). He holds an MSc in International Development from Utrecht University and a BSc in Liberal Arts and Sciences from University College Maastricht. James also has ethnographic fieldwork experience from Havana, Cuba, and will conduct fieldwork in Germany during 2026 as part of a scholarship with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
